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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Warren Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yokozuma The Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Warren Sapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yokozuma The Giant!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Giant scores with a takedown into Sapp's guard.
Sapp looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but The Giant puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sapp is trying to get back to full guard.
The Giant wants to take a breather but Sapp is having none of it.
The Giant lands with a punch from half guard.
The Giant lands strikes from half guard.
Sapp is trying to get back to full guard.
The Giant is trying to control the action in half guard but Sapp is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sapp might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sapp works his way to full guard. Good work.
The Giant has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sapp is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Giant tries to free his leg and advance position but Sapp is retaining full guard.
The Giant won't allow Sapp to get back to his feet.
The Giant trying to control but Sapp is working from the bottom.
The Giant stopping the sweep attempt from Sapp.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sapp stuffs the takedown.
The Giant gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sapp to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sapp wants to control from the top but The Giant keeps moving.
Sapp is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Giant keeping full guard, as Sapp tries to pass.
The Giant trying to keep a closed guard but Sapp is proving a slippery customer.
The Giant is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The Giant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapp wants to control from the top but The Giant keeps moving.
The Giant is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The Giant thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sapp's head.
The Giant sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sapp defending well though.
The Giant is trying to control. Sapp wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sapp is defending against the submission attempts here by The Giant.
Sapp on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sapp tries to get out of the position.
The Giant is looking to take a break and control but Sapp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sapp has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. The Giant is working away from the top position though.
The Giant is looking to take a break and control but Sapp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The Giant gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sapp counters with a leg kick.
Sapp fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yokozuma The Giant dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The Giant with a poor takedown
and Sapp counters with a takedown into side control.
The Giant is looking to regain half guard here but Sapp keeps moving and retains side control.
Sapp scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sapp in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sapp landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
You can see the frustration on The Giant's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Giant tries to control but Sapp manages to take his back.
Sapp controls the position.
Will Sapp go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Giant defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Sapp's arms.
The Giant trying to control but not successfully.
The Giant is in bad spot here.
The Giant breaks Sapp's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Warren Sapp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Giant throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sapp is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The Giant wants to pass the guard but Sapp is keeping the position.
The Giant would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The Giant trying to control but Sapp is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sapp throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. The Giant was covering up waiting for the punch and Sapp finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Giant is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sapp won't allow The Giant to get back to his feet.
Sapp stopping the sweep attempt from The Giant.
The Giant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sapp prevents The Giant from getting back to his feet.
The Giant looking to control.
Sapp won't allow The Giant to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sapp moves into the clinch.
The Giant changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sapp fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The Giant gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sapp to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The Giant wants to stand and escape but Sapp is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Warren Sapp dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sapp shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. The Giant manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The Giant looking for a sweep. Not yet The Giant, not yet.
The Giant is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The Giant is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The Giant keeping moving, preventing Sapp from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp looking to sit in guard and control but The Giant gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sapp keeping moving, preventing The Giant from controlling successfully.
The Giant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sapp swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The Giant stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The Giant with a poor takedown
and Sapp counters with a nice double leg into side control. The Giant won't be happy with that.
The Giant is trying to control Sapp's posture but Sapp avoids it.
Sapp stands up.
The Giant drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The Giant trying to control the position from guard on top but Sapp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Giant postures up.
The Giant wants to control from the top but Sapp keeps moving.
The Giant landing some decent shots from guard.
The Giant trying to control the position from guard on top but Sapp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sapp is trying to keep The Giant in close.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The Giant shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sapp as he avoids it easily.
Sapp swings for the body but The Giant moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by The Giant or perhaps it was just good defense by Sapp which made him look bad.
Warren Sapp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yokozuma The Giant.
Sapp shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The Giant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sapp is one step ahead there.
The Giant is looking to stand up but Sapp isn't so interested in that idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Warren Sapp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sapp has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Warren Sapp!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Warren Sapp!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Warren Sapp!
Warren Sapp wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Phelan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Phelan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Phelan!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin fails with the takedown.
Phelan thumps Austin with a low kick.
Phelan tries to clinch up.
Phelan tries to keep at a distance but Austin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Phelan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Phelan jumps guard but Austin stands there with Phelan around his waist. Phelan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Austin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Austin jumps guard.
Austin keeping moving, preventing Phelan from controlling successfully.
Austin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Phelan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Phelan trying to control the position from guard on top but Austin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phelan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Austin's guard.
Phelan is taking a breather. Austin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phelan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Phelan trying to control the action but Austin is working from the bottom.
Austin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Austin tries to get out of the position.
Austin wants to control but Phelan is keeping busy.
Phelan is trying to control. Austin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Phelan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Phelan has eaten all the pies!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Phelan prevents Austin from improving his position.
Phelan is trying to control the action in half guard but Austin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Austin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Phelan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phelan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Austin did well to prevent Phelan getting side control.
Austin is breathing heavily.
Phelan wants to stand up but Austin has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Austin is looking to improve his position.
Austin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Phelan on the ground.
Phelan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Austin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Phelan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Austin tries to kick Phelan off but Phelan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Phelan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Phelan lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phelan tries to pass to full mount but Austin defends it.
Phelan is keen to just control but Austin is a slippery customer.
Phelan wants to pass to mount but Austin is defending the position.
Austin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Austin wants to control but Phelan is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phelan prevents Austin from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Phelan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Phelan misses with a takedown attempt
and Austin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Austin has Phelan pressed against the cage, preventing Phelan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Austin stops a takedown attempt from Phelan.
Phelan is trying to force a seperation but Austin has the dominant position.
Phelan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Austin's efforts to push away.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Phelan drags the fight down to the ground.
Phelan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Austin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Austin content to stall in guard here.
Austin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phelan is trying to keep Austin in close.
Phelan is breathing heavily.
Austin pushes down on Phelan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin trying to mount his opponent but Phelan defends it.
Phelan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Phelan has his foot on Austin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Austin works his way back into a safe position though.
Phelan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Austin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Austin connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Austin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Austin taking a breather here.
Austin decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Phelan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Austin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Phelan's guard now.
Steve Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Phelan.
Austin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phelan trying to control the position.
Phelan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Austin is aware though and is defending well.
Phelan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Phelan kicks Austin off and gets to his feet.
Austin misses with a head kick.
Austin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Phelan wants to clinch but Austin slips to the side
so Austin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Phelan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Phelan wants to get back to his feet but Austin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Phelan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Austin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Austin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Phelan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Austin has Phelan in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Phelan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Phelan throws a head kick that misses.
Austin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Austin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phelan has his takedown stuffed
and Austin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Phelan's guard now.
Austin won't allow Phelan to sweep him here.
Austin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Phelan is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phelan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Austin defends it easily.
Phelan looking to control.
Austin wants to pass the guard but Phelan is keeping the position.
Phelan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Austin trying to control the position from guard on top but Phelan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Phelan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Phelan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Phelan is keen to just control but Austin is a slippery customer.
Phelan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Austin kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Phelan passes to side control.
Phelan wants to control but Austin is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin is trying to buck Phelan off.
Phelan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Phelan taking a breather here.
Austin is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
You can see the frustration on Austin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Phelan trying to control the position but Austin is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Phelan tries to clinch there but Austin circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Austin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Austin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Steve Austin!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Steve Austin!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Steve Austin!
Steve Austin wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Beckham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rampage Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Rampage Jackson enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Beckham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rampage Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Beckham.
Beckham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jackson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jackson keeps control of Beckham as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beckham has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jackson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Beckham tries to pull guard but Jackson holds him up against the cage and eventually Beckham drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Beckham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Beckham drags the fight down to the ground.
Jackson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jackson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Beckham misses with a wild combination.
Jackson slaps away a takedown attempt from Beckham, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Beckham shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Beckham keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Beckham.
Beckham closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckham gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Beckham fails to pull guard.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Beckham using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Beckham is pressed up against the cage. Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Beckham down to the mat. Beckham avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jackson looks gassed!
Beckham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Beckham looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckham doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jackson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Beckham's guard.
Jackson controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beckham working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beckham is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Beckham is looking to sweep but instead, Jackson has passed into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control but Beckham is keeping him busy.
Jackson works his way into full mount!
Jackson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Beckham to take his back!
Beckham tries to escape the position.
Jackson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampage Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Beckham throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Beckham off to one side.
David Beckham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jackson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beckham striking off his back but it's not causing Jackson any problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control but Beckham is working from the bottom.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Beckham is keeping the position.
Beckham trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beckham scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Beckham gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jackson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Beckham's guard.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson stops Beckham from standing up.
Beckham keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Beckham throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jackson trying to control but Beckham is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckham wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson drops back looking for a leg! Beckham is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Beckham manages to kick Jackson off! Jackson jumps back into Beckham's guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Beckham drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Jackson looking for a guillotine here but Beckham defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Beckham isn't so interested in that idea.
Jackson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Beckham isn't so interested in that idea.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beckham is one step ahead there.
Beckham trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampage Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Beckham looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jackson wants to control but Beckham is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jackson manages to get to full guard.
Beckham sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jackson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Rampage Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Beckham has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Beckham from controlling successfully.
Beckham tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Jackson striking off his back but it's not causing Beckham any problems.
Beckham trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt
and Beckham counters with a leg kick.
Beckham tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Beckham misses with a takedown attempt - Jackson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jackson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Beckham's guard.
Beckham looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Jackson controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Beckham's guard.
Jackson tries to pass to full mount but Beckham defends it.
Jackson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Beckham controls his leg.
Jackson thows a huge punch but Beckham dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beckham is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jackson pulls his head out easily.
Jackson trying to control the pace.
Beckham is trying to get back to full guard.
Beckham knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rampage Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jackson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Rampage Jackson!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Rampage Jackson!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Rampage Jackson!
Rampage Jackson wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santonio Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Santonio Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes looks to land a combination. Dean sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Holmes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dean tries to kick Holmes off but Holmes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Holmes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Holmes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dean is looking to control Holmes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dean avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holmes trying to control the pace.
Dean really is a fat lump.
Dean keeping hold of Holmes's head, controlling as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean is looking to improve his position.
Holmes decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Dean misses with a takedown attempt
and Holmes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dean trying to control but Holmes postures up.
Dean looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dean is breathing heavily.
Holmes passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes controlling from mount.
I looks like Holmes might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Holmes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dean on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dean tries to get out of the position.
Holmes content just to control the position here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dean knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Holmes on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Dean really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Holmes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dean is looking to escape.
Holmes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dean kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Holmes controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dean is trying to escape the mount.
Holmes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Holmes breaks from Dean's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dean bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santonio Holmes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holmes.
Dean doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Holmes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dean's guard.
Holmes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Holmes passes into half guard.
Holmes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes controlling the action here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holmes works his foot free and advances to mount.
Holmes content just to control the position here.
Dean wants to hold on but Holmes pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dean taking shots to the head.
Dean is working to get back to half guard.
Dean takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Holmes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Holmes looking to isolate an arm here. Dean doesn't see it coming and as Holmes extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Holmes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Santonio Holmes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Cotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Cromartie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Cotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Cromartie!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotto changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cromartie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cotto controls the position.
Cromartie can't do much from the bottom here.
Cromartie tries to buck Cotto off but Cotto is having none of it.
Cromartie wants to control but Cotto postures up.
Cromartie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cotto is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Cromartie will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Cromartie can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cromartie checks a leg kick.
Cromartie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cotto is trying to defend but Cromartie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cromartie prevents Cotto from improving his position.
Cotto is working hard here to advance position.
Cromartie is looking for a kimura but Cotto is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cromartie to get the leverage.
Cotto wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cotto manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cromartie looks gassed!
Cromartie stopping the sweep attempt from Cotto.
Cromartie wants to stand and escape but instead Cotto has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Cotto wants to control from the top but Cromartie keeps moving.
Cotto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cotto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cromartie looking to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cotto looking to pass the guard.
Cromartie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cotto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cromartie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cotto trying to control but Cromartie is working from the bottom.
Cromartie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cotto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cromartie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cromartie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cotto.
Cromartie shoots in but no luck this time.
Cromartie fakes the leg kick and cracks Cotto in the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cromartie.
Cotto fails with the takedown
and Cromartie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cotto!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Cromartie dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cromartie scores a takedown into full mount!
Cromartie controlling the position easily from mount.
Cotto tries to lock up and control but Cromartie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cotto regains half guard.
Cotto is looking to improve his position.
Cromartie seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cromartie in particular looking to stall.
Cotto keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Cromartie is trying to work for a kimura but Cotto is defending well.
Cotto has his hands clasped together around Cromartie's back. He's all about the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cromartie wants to stand up but Cotto manages to regain full guard.
Cotto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cromartie's guard.
Cotto is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cromartie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cotto won't allow Cromartie to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cromartie wants to control but Cotto passes easily into half guard.
Cromartie is not content to let Cotto control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cromartie wants to get back to full guard.
Cromartie trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Cromartie is trying to reverse the position but instead Cotto has taken his back - oops!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cotto lands strikes to the head.
Cromartie preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Cotto.
Cromartie looking very determined here, making life difficult for Cotto.
Cromartie trying to control the position but Cotto manages to sink in the hooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cotto scores with strikes from the back.
Cromartie trying to control the hands but Cotto won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Cotto dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cromartie tries to clinch up.
Cotto tries to clinch but Cromartie moves out of range.
Cromartie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cotto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cromartie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cotto moves in looking to clinch but Cromartie pushes him off.
Cromartie with a poor takedown
and Cotto counters by clinching up.
Cotto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cromartie is trying to force a seperation but Cotto has the dominant position.
Cotto is looking to control Cromartie's arms but Cromartie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cotto has his back to the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cromartie stalling in the clinch.
Cromartie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cromartie is trying to drag Cotto to the mat but Cotto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cotto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cromartie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Miguel Cotto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Cromartie.
Cromartie fails to pull guard.
Cotto displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cromartie up against the cage.
Cotto goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cromartie prevents it.
Cromartie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cotto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cotto drops an elbow to the side of Cromartie's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cromartie is looking to improve his position.
Cromartie wants to control but Cotto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cotto trying to control the action but Cromartie is working from the bottom.
Cotto is nestled in close to Cromartie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cotto works his foot free and advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Cotto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cromartie can't escape the position.
Cotto looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cromartie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cromartie tries to hold on but Cotto postures up.
Cromartie is in a horrible position here. Cotto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cromartie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cotto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cromartie looks a forlorn figure.
Cromartie tries to reverse the position but Cotto maintains control.
Cromartie tries to hold on but Cotto pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cotto content just to control the position here.
Cromartie tries to improve his position but instead Cotto has taken his back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Cotto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cotto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Miguel Cotto!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Miguel Cotto!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Miguel Cotto!
Miguel Cotto wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Speedy Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vern Troyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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130 lbs
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Speedy Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vern Troyer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troyer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gonzalez sneaks back into half guard.
Troyer wants to take a breather but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Gonzalez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gonzalez.
Troyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Troyer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Troyer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gonzalez kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gonzalez working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troyer wanted to stand there but Gonzalez had control of the position.
Gonzalez is trying to control the position but Troyer postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gonzalez tries for a takedown but Troyer circles away easily
and Troyer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gonzalez won't be happy with that.
Gonzalez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Troyer's best efforts.
Gonzalez is staying active underneath Troyer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gonzalez manages to get to full guard.
Troyer looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to sweep but no luck.
Troyer wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
Troyer preventing the sweep.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Troyer from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Troyer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Troyer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gonzalez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gonzalez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Troyer is one step ahead there.
Gonzalez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Troyer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Troyer looking to pass the guard.
Troyer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gonzalez looking for a sweep. Not yet Gonzalez, not yet.
Troyer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gonzalez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Troyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzalez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Troyer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Troyer should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Troyer trying to mount his opponent but Gonzalez defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vern Troyer dominated that round.
That's time! Gonzalez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Troyer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gonzalez!
Troyer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gonzalez is looking to escape.
Troyer thowing shots but they're missing.
Troyer moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Gonzalez has worked his arm free - good work by Gonzalez!
Troyer trying to control the position but Gonzalez is working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez is trying to control Troyer's posture but Troyer avoids it.
Troyer wants to stand but Gonzalez is controlling his arm.
Gonzalez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Troyer's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gonzalez is pressing down on Troyer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gonzalez trying to control the position.
Gonzalez keeping full guard, as Troyer tries to pass.
Gonzalez pushes a forearm under Troyer's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Troyer is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Speedy Gonzalez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darrell Revis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Darrell Revis!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Revis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Revis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Revis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Revis circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacquiao throws a nice looking combination but Revis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Revis misses with a wild body shot.
Revis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Revis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Revis avoids it well.
Revis just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Revis with a series of wild strikes but Revis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Revis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Revis avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Revis misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revis just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Revis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pacquiao throws a nice looking combination but Revis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Revis with a series of wild strikes but Revis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Revis thows a body shot but no joy.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Revis slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pacquiao swinging wilding here.
Pacquiao shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Revis pinned against the cage. Revis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Revis dodges the punch combination from Pacquiao.
Revis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Revis avoids them all with ease.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Revis moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pacquiao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Revis moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Revis circles away quickly and effectively.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Revis in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pacquiao throws a right hand that Revis ducks under and follows up with a left that Revis also avoids with ease.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Revis avoids it well.
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Revis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacquiao manages to avoid it.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
Revis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Revis slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Revis. Pacquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacquiao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Pacquiao duly obliges.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Revis avoids it well.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Revis thows a body shot but no joy.
Pacquiao throws a right hand that Revis ducks under and follows up with a left that Revis also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Revis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Revis moves out of range.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Revis circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Danga de danga de dang - Pacquiao scores with a four punch combination!
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Revis with a series of wild strikes but Revis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Revis avoids them all with ease.
Revis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Revis avoids nicely.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Revis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Revis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pacquiao rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Revis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Revis.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Revis.
A nice combination there by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a combination. Revis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pacquiao scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Revis thows a body shot but no joy.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Revis with a series of wild strikes but Revis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Revis avoids nicely.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Revis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Revis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Revis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Revis.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pacquiao throws a nice looking combination but Revis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Revis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Revis with a series of wild strikes but Revis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Danga de danga de dang - Pacquiao scores with a four punch combination!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Revis circles away quickly and effectively.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pacquiao avoids the body shot from Revis.
Revis takes a swing at Pacquiao's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Revis with a series of wild strikes but Revis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pacquiao throws a one two combo.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Revis dodges the punch combination from Pacquiao.
Revis slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Revis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Revis. Pacquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacquiao throws a right hand that Revis ducks under and follows up with a left that Revis also avoids with ease.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Revis moves out of range.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Revis avoids it well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pacquiao!
Manny Pacquiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Revis avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Revis slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Revis with a series of wild strikes but Revis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao swinging wilding here.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Pacquiao swinging wilding here.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Revis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Revis.
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Revis misses with a wild body shot.
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Revis misses with a wild body shot.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Revis moves out of range.
Pacquiao throws a nice looking combination but Revis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Revis misses the shot to the body.
Revis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacquiao manages to avoid it.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao had his way with Darrell Revis in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Revis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a nice looking combination but Revis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Revis avoids them all with ease.
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
Pacquiao throws a combination. Revis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Revis circles away quickly and effectively.
Revis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacquiao manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao swinging wilding here.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pacquiao throws a right hand that Revis ducks under and follows up with a left that Revis also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pacquiao works over Revis's head and body with a nice combination.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Revis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Revis avoids nicely.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Revis avoids nicely.
Pacquiao throws a one two combo.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Revis thows a body shot but no joy.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Revis avoids them all with ease.
Pacquiao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revis throws a body punch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Revis with a series of wild strikes but Revis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Revis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Revis avoids nicely.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Revis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Revis slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Revis.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pacquiao throws the kick towards the body but Revis avoids it.
Revis throws a body punch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Revis avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Revis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Revis avoids them all with ease.
Revis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacquiao throws a combination. Revis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Revis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Revis avoids it well.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Darrell Revis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Pacquiao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pacquiao has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Manny Pacquiao!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Manny Pacquiao!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Manny Pacquiao!
Manny Pacquiao wins by unanimous decision!
Manny Pacquiao is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LaDanian Tomlinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Lewis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, LaDanian Tomlinson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lewis throwing shots but Tomlinson is blocking nicely.
Lewis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lewis lands strikes from half guard.
It looks like LaDanian Tomlinson has been cut.
Lewis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tomlinson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lewis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lewis throwing shots but Tomlinson is blocking nicely.
Lewis thows a huge punch but Tomlinson dodges it nicely.
Tomlinson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tomlinson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lewis slips a nice elbow through Tomlinson's hands, connecting with Tomlinson's forehead.
That has opened up LaDanian Tomlinson's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tomlinson defending well though.
Lewis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tomlinson wants to get back to full guard.
Lewis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tomlinson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
LaDanian Tomlinson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at LaDanian Tomlinson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ray Lewis!
Ray Lewis is the new heavyweight champion!
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